Steam launch(quick build)

[Andym]

Wow! It's seems like ages since the LPL has started. Well now the work is finally over it's back to normal for me and building stuff.

My brother Colin is running a VSF game with our Wednesday night gaming group. Last week the game ended with us stealing (dam! I mean borrowed!) a boat to chase down the baddies. In a passing comment Colin said 'there you go, you can build two steam launches for next week'. So.....





The first one took an hour to build. Originally I tried to go for a more rounded shape using blue foam, but it didn't work. So this is just cereal box card, a bottle top and half a kinder egg. The funnel is a wee bit of scrap tube I had left and solder leading from the gauge to underneath the boiler.

Anyway a hope it's what he had in mind for his game...

[Malamute]

Brilliant  ... and inspried use of a Kinder egg

[OSHIROmodels]

Hooray  Good to see you back Andy 

Can't wait to see paint on it 

cheers

James

[Thunderchicken]

If that doesnt keep Colin happy he's a hard man. 

Great stuff Andy. 

[gamer Mac]

If that doesnt keep Colin happy he's a hard man. 

Great stuff Andy. 

I be happy if you manage to finish and paint both by Wednesday
I was only joking about the launches by the way
Look cracking

[Andym]

Second ones done. Now I just need to paint them. Any preference of colours Colin?





And a group shot...



Cheers for the comments guys!

[gamer Mac]

Varnished wood and brass are the proper colours for these things

[OSHIROmodels]

Great stuff 

Can I just ask why you use the card that way round, I tend to use it grey side up as you get a nice texture when it's painted.

cheers

James

[6milPhil]

I think he's going to clad it...

[FramFramson]

That one funnel is REALLY raked over... perhaps a wire strut to keep it upright?

[Dewbakuk]

I like the angle but I think it's too long.

[HerbyF]

I have a bunch of those Kinder eggs. Bought them for the Dinosaur skeletons. Nice to have som more ideas to use them. 

[Andym]

Great stuff  
Can I just ask why you use the card that way round, I tend to use it grey side up as you get a nice texture when it's painted.

It depends what I'm building. For these I wanted a smooth finished because I planned to put gloss varnish on them after they were painted.

That one funnel is REALLY raked over... perhaps a wire strut to keep it upright?

I like the angle but I think it's too long.

The angle, I'm afraid, I like. I was trying to add character to the second one. I agree that it's probably a bit long but I started painting it before I read your comment Dean. Ah well it'll probably only get used for one week anywho. It's just a quick model so we can play out our chase scene in our game on Wednesday night.

Anyway I think I've finished....









I know you said they should all be wood and brass buy I fancied some colour in one of them. I was thinking of painting the first one White/green at one point.

Anyway I hope you like them......

[Dewbakuk]

Very nice. I particularly like the paintjob on the wooden one.

[Geudens]

The angle, I'm afraid, I like. I was trying to add character to the second one. I agree that it's probably a bit long but I started painting it before I read your comment Dean. Ah well it'll probably only get used for one week anywho. It's just a quick model so we can play out our chase scene in our game on Wednesday night.

A super job, well done! A simple wire from the top of the smokestack to the front of the boiler would set it right imho

Rudi